Shigeki Kikkawa
Union Strike finished off the board in her first two tries going two turns, but trainer Mick Ruis is optimistic she will perform better in the Eight Belles.
DEL MAR, Calif. - Union Strike, winner of the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante last September, will miss the Grade 1 Test Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Saratoga on Aug. 5 because of an undisclosed injury.
Owner and trainer Mick Ruis said Saturday that Union Strike will be out of training for 90 days.
“We’ll back off for 90 days,” Ruis said. “She has a little issue. She doesn’t need surgery.”
Ruis said he hopes Union Strike can resume racing “after Christmas” at Santa Anita’s winter meeting.